Gallery: Jack Layton honoured in Parliament Hill

A women writes a message at a memorial honouring former New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jack Layton at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto, Ontario, Tuesday, August 23, 2011.

Tyler Anderson
/ National Post

A women looks at a memorial honouring former New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jack Layton at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto, Ontario, Tuesday, August 23, 2011.Tyler Anderson
/ National Post

Seagulls shadows are cast on a memorial honouring former New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jack Layton at Nathan Phillips Square as a women stands reading the messages in Toronto, Ontario, Tuesday, August 23, 2011.Tyler Anderson
/ National Post

The body of New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton is viewed laying in state in the foyer of the House of Commons on August 24, 2011 in Ottawa, Ontario.Michael Comte
/ AFP/Getty Images

The body of New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton is viewed laying in state in the foyer of the House of Commons on August 24, 2011 in Ottawa, Ontario. A state funeral — usually reserved for prime ministers or governors general — will be held in Toronto on August 27, 2011 for Layton after his body lies in state in Parliament for two days, Prime Minister Stephen Harper's office announced.Michael Comte
/ AFP/Getty Images

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